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Alex Ferguson
Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, Knight Bachelor, CBE, popularly known as Sir Alex or Fergie (born 31 December 1941 in Govan, Glasgow) is a Scottish football manager and former player, currently managing Manchester United, where he has been in charge since 1986.
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Arsène Wenger
Arsène Wenger, OBE (; born 22 October 1949 in Strasbourg) is a French football manager who has managed English Premier League side Arsenal since 1996. He is the most successful manager in the history of Arsenal in terms of trophies and is also the club's longest-serving manager.
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Brede Hangeland
Brede Paulsen Hangeland (born 20 June 1981) is a Norwegian footballer, currently playing for Fulham and the Norwegian national team, of which he is the captain. The son of a Norwegian oil company worker, Hangeland was born in Houston, Texas during his parents' two-year spell in the United States, but grew up in Stavanger . He plays as a central defender. The tall Norwegian with his characteristic calm nature is known for combining great aerial ability and physical strength with elegant technique, passing ability and pace. He has a strong passion for music, sharing a passion for Stereophonics and visits live concerts as much as he can.
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Bruno Alves
Bruno Eduardo Regufe Alves (born 27 November 1981 in Póvoa de Varzim) is a Portuguese footballer. He currently plays for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg and the Portuguese national team, as a central defender.
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Carlos Queiroz
Carlos Manuel Brito Leal Queiroz ComIH (; born 1 March 1953) is a Portuguese football coach. He was Alex Ferguson's assistant manager at English club Manchester United, where he has enjoyed two spells.
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Custódio Castro
Custódio Miguel Dias de Castro (born May 24, 1983 in Guimarães), simply Custódio, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Sporting de Braga in the Portuguese first division, as a defensive midfielder.
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Darron Gibson
Darron Thomas Daniel Gibson (born 25 October 1987) is a footballer who plays for Manchester United and the Republic of Ireland. He has also played, on loan, for Royal Antwerp and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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Deivid de Souza
Deivid de Souza (born October 22, 1979), commonly known as Deivid, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Flamengo.
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Dimitar Berbatov
Dimitar Ivanov Berbatov (Bulgarian: Димитър Иванов Бербатов, ; born 30 January 1981) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United of England and is the all-time leading goalscorer for the Bulgarian national team. He has won the Bulgarian Footballer of the Year award six times, surpassing the number of wins by Hristo Stoichkov. He is distinctive for his skillful, seemingly effortless style of play, which has earned him praise but also a perception as being "lazy".
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Gilberto Silva
Gilberto Aparecido da Silva, (; born 7 October 1976) commonly known as Gilberto Silva, is a Brazilian footballer. He currently plays in Panathinaikos F.C. as a defensive midfielder.
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Heurelho Gomes
Heurelho da Silva Gomes (), born 15 February 1981 in João Pinheiro, Minas Gerais), commonly known as Heurelho Gomes or just Gomes, is a Brazilian goalkeeper, who currently plays for . He previously made a name for himself at Dutch club PSV.
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Hélder Postiga
Hélder Manuel Marques Postiga (born 2 August 1982 in Vila do Conde) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal, as a striker.
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Jack Wilshere
Jack Andrew G. Wilshere (born 1 January 1992) is an English footballer who plays for Arsenal as an Centre midfielder. He is a product of the Arsenal Academy who came to prominence in the 2008–09 season. Wilshere made his debut for the senior England national team in a friendly against Hungary at Wembley Stadium on 11 August 2010.
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Jamie Carragher
James Lee Duncan "Jamie" Carragher (born 28 January 1978) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League side Liverpool. He is the current vice-captain and is one of the club's longest-serving players; he made his 600th appearance for Liverpool in all competitions in December 2009.
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Lomana LuaLua
Lomana Trésor LuaLua (, born 28 December 1980) is a footballer who plays for Cypriot side AC Omonia and the Congo DR national football team.
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Louis Saha
Louis Laurent Saha (born 8 August 1978 in Paris) is a French footballer who currently plays as a forward for Everton in the Premier League and the France national team.
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Lucas Neill
Lucas Edward Neill (born 9 March 1978 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for Galatasaray. He is a right back who can also play at centre back. Neill had spent almost 15 years of his career playing in England. He represented Australia at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and the 2007 Asian Cup. On October 6, 2006 he was named the 50th captain of the Australian national team.
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Luis Figo
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Luiz Felipe Scolari
Luiz Felipe Scolari, ComIH (born 9 November 1948 in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul), also known as Felipão ("Big Phil") in Brazil and sometimes in Portugal, is a World Cup-winning Brazilian football manager. He currently manager of SE Palmeiras. He served as manager of Portuguese national team from July 12th, 2003 to June 30th, 2008. As Portugal's manager he led them to the Euro 2004 final which they lost 1-0 to Greece as well as leading them to 4th place in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Scolari led Portugal in Euro 2008, but resigned after Portugal lost 3-2 to Germany in the 2nd Round. He was succeeded by Carlos Queiroz on July 5th, 2008.
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Manuel Almunia
Manuel Almunia Rivero (born 19 May 1977) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Arsenal.
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Mark Clattenburg
Mark Clattenburg (born 13 March 1975 in Consett, County Durham) is an English football referee, who operates in the Football League and the Premier League, and for FIFA. He is based in Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He trained as an electrician and is of part-Canadian ancestry. He is best known for disallowing a goal by Pedro Mendes for Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford in 2005, which replays showed had clearly crossed the line.
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Michael Owen
Michael James Owen (born 14 December 1979 in Chester) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.
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Nemanja Vidić
Nemanja Vidić (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Видић, ; born 21 October 1981 in Titovo Užice, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian footballer who currently plays for and act as team captain the English Premier League club Manchester United and for the Serbian national team.
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Obafemi Martins
Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins (born October 28, 1984) is a Nigerian football player who plays as a forward for the Nigeria national team, and Russian side Rubin Kazan.
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Paulo Bento
Paulo Jorge Gomes Bento (born 20 June 1969 in Lisbon; ) is a former Portuguese footballer, and the current manager of the Portuguese national team.
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Raul Meireles
Raúl José Trindade Meireles ( ra-UL may-RELsh; born 17 March 1983 in Porto) is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays for Liverpool in the Premier League.
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Ricardo Quaresma
Ricardo Andrade Quaresma Bernardo (born 26 September 1983 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese footballer, who currently plays as a winger for Turkish Süper Lig side Beşiktaş and the Portuguese national team. Quaresma began his career at Sporting CP, and has also played for Barcelona, Porto, Inter Milan and Chelsea.
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Ruben Amorim
Ruben Filipe Marques Amorim (born 27 January 1985 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica, as a midfielder.
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Ryan Giggs
Ryan Joseph Giggs OBE (born Ryan Joseph Wilson on 29 November 1973) is a Welsh footballer who has played for Manchester United for his entire professional career. He established himself as a left-winger during the 1990s and continued in this position well into the 2000s, but he has been increasingly used in a deeper playmaking role in his later years.
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Stiliyan Petrov
Stiliyan Alyoshev Petrov (sometimes transliterated 'Stilian') () (born 5 July 1979 in Montana, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who currently captains Aston Villa in the Premier League and the Bulgarian national team. He won the Bulgarian Footballer of the Year award in 2003 when he was playing for Celtic. Petrov had become known for his solid performances in midfield for both Celtic and Aston Villa and also for Bulgaria. He captained the national team at Euro 2004 where he was sent off during a match against Denmark. He has appeared over 90 times for his country.
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Wayne Rooney
Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team.
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William Gallas
William Gallas (; born 17 August 1977) is a French footballer who plays for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.
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Amadora
Amadora () is a city and a municipality in Portugal, in the northwest of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area. The city and municipality population is 175,872 in eleven freguesias (parishes). With an area of 23.77 km², it is the most densely populated municipality of Portugal. Amadora is a satellite city of Lisbon, one of the smallest Portuguese municipalities (24 km²), but one of the most populous.
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Attard
Attard (or '''Ħ'Attard''') is a village located at the centre-most point of the island of Malta. Together with Balzan and Lija it forms part of "the Three Villages" and has been inhabited since the Classical Period. Attard's traditional Latin motto is Florigera rosis halo ("I perfume the air with my blossoms") due to its many flower gardens and citrus orchards. Attard is abundant with public gardens, including ornamental trees and flowers, maintained by the Local Council. The inhabitants of Attard are known as saraċini.
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Aveiro, Portugal
Aveiro () is a city in Aveiro Municipality in Portugal, with a total area of 199.9 km², a total population of 73,559 inhabitants, and 59,860 electors (2006). It is the second most populous city in the Centro Region of Portugal, after Coimbra. However, the city of Aveiro together with neighbouring Ílhavo, make one conurbation which has a population of 113,908 inhabitants, making it one of the most important by population density in the Centro Region.
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Belgium
Belgium (, ), officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, as well as those of several other major international organizations such as NATO. Belgium covers an area of , and it has a population of about 10.8 million people.
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Brussels
Brussels (, pronounced ; , pronounced ), officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region (, Dutch: ), is the de facto capital city of the European Union (EU) and the largest urban area in Belgium. It comprises 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels proper, which is the constitutional capital of Belgium, the seat of the French Community of Belgium and of the Flemish Community.
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Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde (; , ; ) is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 15 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa. The islands, covering a combined area of slightly over , are of volcanic origin and while three of them (Sal, Boa Vista and Maio) are fairly flat, sandy and dry, the remaining ones are generally rockier and have more vegetation. Due to the infrequent occurrence of rainfall the overall landscape is not particularly green, as the country's name suggests (verde is Portuguese for "green"). The name of the country stems instead from the nearby Cap Vert, on the Senegalese coast.
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Copenhagen
Copenhagen (, , , or ; or ) is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,181,239 (2010) and a metropolitan population of 1,894,521 (2010). Copenhagen is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager. With around 2.7 million inhabitants within a 50 km radius, Copenhagen is one of the most densely populated areas in Northern Europe.
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Denmark
Denmark (; , , archaic: ), officially the Kingdom of Denmark (Danish: ) together with Greenland and the Faroe Islands, is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark borders both the Baltic and the North Sea. The country consists of a large peninsula, Jutland (Jylland) and many islands, most notably Zealand (Sjælland), Funen (Fyn), Vendsyssel-Thy (commonly considered a part of Jutland), Lolland, Falster and Bornholm, as well as hundreds of minor islands often referred to as the Danish Archipelago. Denmark has long controlled the approach to the Baltic Sea; before the digging of the Kiel Canal, water passage to the Baltic Sea was possible only through the three channels known as the "Danish straits".
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England
England () is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental Europe. Most of England comprises the central and southern part of the island of Great Britain in the North Atlantic. The country also includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.
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Euroborg
Euroborg is the stadium of football club FC Groningen, with a capacity of 22,329 seats. Located to the south-east of Groningen, the Euroborg site houses a casino and a movie theatre, a school, a supermarket and a fitness centre. A temporary railway station at the Euroborg has opened in late 2007. A permanent one is slated to open in 2010. The stadium seats are completely in the club's colours: green and white. 1000 seats are available for the supporters of the away team.
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Glentoran F.C.
Glentoran F.C. is a Northern Irish football club. The club was founded in 1882 and plays its home games at the Oval in east Belfast. Club colours are green, red, and black.
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Guimarães
Guimarães is a city in Guimarães Municipality, in the North of Portugal.
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Holland
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Malta
Malta , officially the Republic of Malta (), is a southern European country and consists of an archipelago situated centrally in the Mediterranean, 93 km south of Sicily and 288 km east of Tunisia, with the Strait of Gibraltar 1,826 km to the west and Alexandria 1,510 km to the east.
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Netherlands
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Portugal
Portugal (, ), officially the Portuguese Republic (; ), is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east. The Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira are also part of Portugal.
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Praia
Praia (pronounced , meaning "beach", in both Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole), is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde, an island nation in the Atlantic Ocean west of Senegal. It lies on the southern coast of Santiago island in the Sotavento Islands group. It is the island's ferry port and is home to one of the nation’s four international airports. The city centre is known as Plateau due to its location on a small plateau. Praia is located at 14°55' North, 23°31' West (14.91667, -23.51667).
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South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of Africa, with a coastline on the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. To the north lie Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe; to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland; while Lesotho is an independent country wholly surrounded by South African territory.
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Nani Filmography
- (2008-03-30) (2008) (actor, plays Himself)
- (2008-05-25) (2008) (actor, plays Himself)
- (2008-06-08) (2008) (actor, plays Himself)
- (2008-11-23) (2008) (actor, plays Himself)
- (2009-07-05) (2008) (actor, plays Himself)
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☆Nani skills New Session 2011 HD☆
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- Published: 09 Apr 2011
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All right goes to Warner Music Group, UMG and Sony Music Entertainment ---------- Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha (born 17 November 1986) is a Portuguese footballer, commonly known as Nani. He plays as a winger for English side Manchester United and the Portugal national team. Nani began his career with Sporting CP, joining the youth team in 2003 before making his first-team debut in 2005. During his two-year tenure in Portugal, Nani won only one trophy: the Portuguese Cup in the 2006--07 season. Before the 2007--08 season, Nani's performances attracted the attention of Manchester United, who secured his services in July 2007. He gained first-team status almost immediately and has since won the Premier League twice, the 2007--08 UEFA Champions League, the 2008--09 League Cup, along with the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup and three Community Shields
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Facebook Challenge Goal: Manchester United - Rooney, Nani, Chicharito...
Check out to know who was the winner: Rooney, Van Der Sar, Chicharito, Nani, Smalling, or the fitness coach :))
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Nani™ • 2011/2012 • Half Man, Half Amazing HD ® NEW
new video of Nani, hope you'll enjoy song list: 1. (Nani playing piano) Rihanna - Unfaithful 2. Game - Pot Of Gold ft. Chris Brown 3. Two Steps From Hell - Protectors Of The Earth 4. Two Steps from Hell - Heart of Courage Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha (born 17 November 1986), commonly known as Nani, is a Portuguese footballer currently playing as a winger for English club Manchester United in the Premier League and the Portugal national team. Although predominantly right-footed, he has been utilised on the left-wing on many occasions and was compared to compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo during his move to England. Nani was born in Cape Verde and emigrated to Europe with his family at an early age. He was raised in Portugal and began his football career playing for local side Real Massamá. At the age of 16, he began training with Sporting CP and Benfica on alternate days, eventually joining Sporting's youth squad after they offered him pre-season training. In 2005, he made his professional debut with the club and won the Portuguese Cup during his second season with them. Nani was named the SJPF Young Player of the Month for May 2007 and his performances with Sporting culminated into a move to English club side Manchester United in July 2007 for a fee of €25.5 million. Nani won the Community Shield on his competitive debut at the club and has since added a number of trophies which included the Premier League and Champions League during his debut season at the club. He has <b>...</b>
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~~ Nani ~~ Goals & Skills ~~
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Nani !!! Best Player
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Kaka, Van Persie and Nani launch the new adidas Predator
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- Published: 19 May 2011
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On May 17th 2011 to launch the new adipower Predator football boot some of the world's best players came to a secret location in East London. What they did was decided by the fans -- they called the shots. Challenges ranged from shooting balls through basketball hoops and windows, culminating in a unique action-packed game of 'Football Paintball'. The players featured are Kaka, Van Persie, Nani, Rodwell, Shelvey and Llorente. The song is by rapper Example and its called "Changed the way you kissed me"
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Nani v Ronaldo video: United winger matching Cristiano stride-for-stride
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Nani's stunning goal against Chelsea on Sunday was his 19th for United in 100 games; the same total Cristiano Ronaldo notched up in his first 100 games for the club. With more assists than the Real Madrid star in the same period, can Nani now push on and develop into the goal machine Ronaldo has become? For more visit talskport.co.uk
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Luis Nani Vs Benfica Home HD 720p By Dave7
High Definition. Season 2011-2012, UEFA Champions League. By Dave7.
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Fergie and Nani on Utd v Benfica
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- Published: 21 Nov 2011
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Manchester United need a point in their last Champions League Group C game against Basel if they are to ensure qualification for the knockout stages after drawing with Benfica. United recovered from Phil Jones's third-minute own goal when Dimitar Berbatov headed in Nani's cross. Darren Fletcher then ghosted in to prod past Artur to make it 2-1, but Pablo Aimar equalised from close range. Berbatov and Rodrigo both had late chances to win it but were off target. The United forward's chance was the better one as he volleyed over from Fabio's centre 12 minutes from the end. But although Sir Alex Ferguson's side were without the injured Wayne Rooney, they will be frustrated to have thrown away a lead having worked so hard to establish themselves in the game. Fletcher's goal on 59 minutes came after a sustained period of pressure on the visitors' goal, but Benfica's equaliser a minute later followed a poor clearance by United goalkeeper David de Gea. The result means Benfica have already qualified, and United will need to better Benfica's efforts against Otelul Galati in the last round of games if they have any hopes of topping the group. Still, the hosts may be content with the draw on a cold night, as they looked partially frozen when Benfica went ahead with a rapier-like attack. Nicolas Gaitan, who has impressed in Portugal this season, was fed down the right and when he checked back onto his left foot, his cross hit Patrice Evra before Jones deflected into his own net. Old <b>...</b>
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Luis Nani 2011|Skills|Danza Kuduro
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www.facebook.com (ME GUSTA)PLEASE!! ¡SUSCRIBETE! tags: Manchester United 2010 2011 Nani dribble vs arsenal injury HD Cr9productionz CatrachitoXD RonaldoHD9 julio121403 r4ndomduh Messi10Kaka8HD KiLLuMiNaTiiX Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Petr Cech (Chelsea), Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United). CENTRE BACKS: Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Paolo Maldini (AC Milan), Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), John Terry (Chelsea) John Heitinga (Atletico Madrid . SIDE/ WING BACKS: Philip Lahm (Bayern Munich), Roberto Carlos (Fenerbache), Gianluca Zambrotta (Barcelona), Javier Zanetti (Inter Milan). DEFENSIVE/ CENTRE/ ATTACKING MIDFIELDERS: Cesc Fabragas (Arsenal), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Juninho Pernambucano (Lyon), Kaka (AC Milan), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan), Juan Roman Riquelme (Boca Juniors), Ronaldinho (AC Milan), Paul Scholes (Manchester United), Wesley Sneijder (Real Madrid), Francesco Totti (AS Roma), Rafael van der Vaart (Real Madrid). SIDE MIDFIELDERS/ WINGERS: Ricardo Quaresma (Internazionale) David Beckham (AC Milan), Ryan Giggs (Manchester United), Alexander Hleb (Arsenal), Joaquin (Valencia), Frank Ribery (Bayern Munich), Robinho (Manchester City), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Simao Sabrosa (Atletico Madrid). FULL/ SECOND STRIKERS: Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal), Samuel Eto'o (Barcelona), Thierry Henry (Barcelona), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Inter Milan), Wayne <b>...</b>
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Portugal vs Bosnia 6-2 Highlights Video Nani Ronaldo Euro 2012
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Luis Nani Vs Stoke City Away HD 720p By Dave7 (Cropped)
High Definition. Season 2011-2012. Download Link: www.megaupload.com By Dave7.
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#5 Magazine #Silks The Players Lounge: Super Nani
Inside this issue... www.rioferdinand.com Big Snoop Dogg talks about football, his love of the UK, Dr Dre and Doggstyle ll. Pixie Lott tells us about her meteoric rise from A-level student to global pop-star, we salute Adrien Sauvage the new King of men's tailoring and bow down to the skills of the human bike Danny Macaskill. Oh there's more, much more, but you'll have to read the issue to see for yourselves... Like the music? It's called Rat Race (Minus Dubstep Remix) and it's by Kaya. You can download it here www.amazon.co.uk
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Nani (P) vs Artist (T) - G3 - StarCraft Commentary - SC1098
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StarCraft 2 - Wings of Liberty Protoss vs Terran
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Luis Nani Moments - Rio's Video Diary - Volume 1 By Dave7
By Dave7.
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Luis Nani - Written in the Stars 2011
SUBSCRIPE MY NEW CHANNEL : www.youtube.com Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha (born 17 November 1986) is a Portuguese footballer, commonly known as Nani. He plays as a winger for English side Manchester United and the Portugal national team. Nani began his career with Sporting CP, joining the youth team in 2003 before making his first-team debut in 2005. During his two-year tenure in Portugal, Nani won only one trophy: the Portuguese Cup in the 2006--07 season. Before the 2007--08 season, Nani's performances attracted the attention of Manchester United, who secured his services in July 2007. He gained first-team status almost immediately and has since won the Premier League twice, the 2007--08 UEFA Champions League, the 2008--09 League Cup, along with the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup and three Community Shields.
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Nani Goal - Portugal vs Bosnia
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Amazing Nani goal. Portugal vs Bosnia Euro 2012 Qualifiers Nani Goal - Portugal vs Bosnia - Euro 2012 Qualifiers Nani Goal - Portugal vs Bosnia - Euro 2012 Qualifiers Nani Goal - Portugal vs Bosnia - Euro 2012 Qualifiers // frodrigues93
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Nani (P) vs Artist (T) - G1 - StarCraft Commentary - SC1096
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StarCraft 2 - Wings of Liberty Protoss vs Terran
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Nani (P) vs Artist (T) - G2 - StarCraft Commentary - SC1097
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StarCraft 2 - Wings of Liberty Protoss vs Terran
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StarCraft 2 - Happy [T] vs nAni [P] G3 (Commentary)
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Force Strategy Gaming presents: StarCraft 2 - Happy [T] vs nAni [P] Replay of this game: sc2rep.com Force Strategy Gaming Website: www.ForceStrategyGaming.com Force Strategy Gaming Your premier location for strategies and tutorials to the games you love! Intro by Zach Booth www.youtube.com
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POSTGAME: Nani thinks it was a tough win
For Nani, Manchester United's win over the All-Stars was a not as easy as the score line reflects.
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Luis Nani Vs Manchester City - FA Community Shield Final By Dave7 (Cropped)
Season 2011-2012, Community Shield Final. By Dave7.
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StarCraft 2 - Happy [T] vs nAni [P] G1 (Commentary)
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Force Strategy Gaming presents: StarCraft 2 - Happy [T] vs nAni [P] Replay of this game: sc2rep.com Force Strategy Gaming Website: www.ForceStrategyGaming.com Force Strategy Gaming Your premier location for strategies and tutorials to the games you love! Intro by Zach Booth www.youtube.com
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StarCraft 2 - Happy [T] vs nAni [P] G2 (Commentary)
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Force Strategy Gaming presents: StarCraft 2 - Happy [T] vs nAni [P] Replay of this game: sc2rep.com Force Strategy Gaming Website: www.ForceStrategyGaming.com Force Strategy Gaming Your premier location for strategies and tutorials to the games you love! Intro by Zach Booth www.youtube.com
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| playername | Nani |
|---|---|
| fullname | Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha |
| dateofbirth | November 17, 1986 |
| cityofbirth | Praia |
| countryofbirth | Cape Verde |
| height | |
| position | Winger |
| currentclub | Manchester United |
| clubnumber | 17 |
| youthyears1 | 2000–2003 |youthclubs1 Real Massamá |
| youthyears2 | 2003–2005 |youthclubs2 Sporting CP |
| years1 | 2005–2007 |clubs1 Sporting CP |caps1 58 |goals1 9 |
| years2 | 2007– |clubs2 Manchester United |caps2 98 |goals2 18 |
| nationalyears1 | 2006–2007 |nationalteam1 Portugal U21 |nationalcaps1 10 |nationalgoals1 1 |
| nationalyears2 | 2006– |nationalteam2 Portugal |nationalcaps2 46 |nationalgoals2 9 |
| pcupdate | 28 August 2011 |
| ntupdate | 11 August 2011 }} |
Nani was born in Cape Verde and emigrated to Europe with his family at an early age. He was raised in Portugal and began his football career playing for local side Real Massamá. At the age of 16, he began training with Sporting Clube de Portugal and S.L. Benfica on alternate days, eventually joining Sporting's youth squad after they offered him pre-season training. In 2005, he made his professional debut with the club and won the Portuguese Cup during his second season with them. Nani was named the SJPF Young Player of the Month for May 2007 and his performances with Sporting culminated into a move to English club side Manchester United in July 2007 for a fee of €25.5 million. Nani won the Community Shield on his competitive debut at the club and has since added a number of trophies which included the Premier League and Champions League during his debut season at the club. He has established himself as first-choice winger at Manchester United and has won a further Premier League title, the Football League Cup, one FIFA Club World Cup, and three Community Shield titles. Individually, Nani has been included into the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Premier League Team of the Year on one occasion and was a nominee for the PFA Young Player of the Year in 2011.
Nani is also a Portugal international. Prior to playing at senior level, he played at under-21 level. He made his senior international debut in September 2006 in a friendly match against Denmark and scored his first international goal during the 4–2 defeat in Copenhagen. Since his debut, he has made 46 appearances and scored 9 goals for Portugal.
Early life
Nani was born on 17 November 1986 in Praia, Cape Verde, off the west coast of Africa. Nani emigrated with his family to Portugal at an early age. Nani was raised by his aunt Antonia in the Santa Filomena estate in the Amadora district of Lisbon after being abandoned by his parents. At the age of five, his father left for a holiday in Cape Verde but never returned and when he was 12 years old his mother left Portugal to start a new life in Holland. Nani has eight siblings from his mother, of which he is the youngest, and five from his father. Nani gained his nickname from an elder sister at a young age.Nani's older brother taught him how to play football and he played with his childhood friend, midfielder Manuel Fernandes. Around the age of 14, Nani's older brother took him to train with Real Massamá. They were Nani's first club and gave him money, food, and helped him obtain an ID Card and a passport. At the age of 16, Nani was training on alternate days with Sporting and Benfica. Nani sometimes walked miles to and from practice before Sporting offered him pre-season training. Despite growing up in Lisbon, Nani and his brother supported Porto as a boy and his footballing hero was Luis Figo.
Club career
Sporting CP
Nani joined Sporting CP from his first club Real Massamá. After two seasons in the youth team, where he won the National Junior Championship in 2004–05, Nani was promoted to the first team early in the 2005–06 season. On 10 August 2005, Nani made his Sporting debut, coming on as a substitute for Custódio in the 73rd minute in a 1–0 home defeat to Udinese in their third-round qualifier in the UEFA Champions League. Nani made his Portuguese Liga debut on 28 August, replacing Deivid in the 76th minute of a 2–1 victory over Marítimo at the Estádio dos Barreiros. Nani scored his first Sporting goal on 30 October, opening the scoring in a 2–2 draw away to Boavista. Nani ended the first season of his career with 36 appearances and five goals in all competitions.Nani first came into the spotlight after scoring in the Champions League against Spartak Moscow, netting Sporting's goal in a 1–1 group stage tie on 27 September 2006. Nani helped Sporting win the 2006–07 Portuguese Cup, lifting the trophy after a 1–0 win over Belenenses on 27 May 2007 in the final. Nani was then named as the SJPF Young Player of the Month for May 2007. Nani's second season with Sporting ended with similar league statistics and 40 appearances and six goals in all competitions.
Manchester United
Early years
Nani was sold to Manchester United F.C. for €25.5 million, five percent of which was paid to Real de Massamá. He passed his medical on 6 June 2007, and signed a five-year contract a month later, joining Portugal team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo—with whom he lived for a time at the start of his Manchester United career—at the club.Nani scored on his debut in a pre-season friendly against Shenzhen, netting the third in a 6–0 win. He also scored in the following game against Guangzhou Pharmaceutical with a chip off the right post from the left side of the penalty area in a 3–0 win. On 5 August 2007, Nani made his competitive debut for United, coming on as a substitute in the Community Shield against Chelsea. He marked his debut with a trophy after they won 3–0 on penalties, following a 1–1 draw during normal time. This was followed up by Nani's third goal for the club three days later, when he scored against Glentoran in another 3–0 pre-season win.
Nani's Premier League debut came in United's opening match at home to Reading on 12 August as a substitute for Wayne Rooney, who had suffered a foot injury. Two weeks later, on 26 August, Nani scored his first competitive goal for United, netting a 30-yard winner in the 69th minute against Tottenham Hotspur. Nani also set up crucial goals for Louis Saha and Nemanja Vidić allowing United to beat both Sunderland and Everton 1–0. He returned to his previous club, Sporting, in a Champions League tie in September, though it was team-mate and fellow former Sporting man Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winner in a 1–0 victory. Nani opened the scoring in a 4–1 home victory over Middlesbrough on 27 October.
On 16 February 2008, Nani put in a man of the match performance against Arsenal in the FA Cup Fourth Round, his goal and two assists helping United to a 4–0 win over their rivals. During the match, Nani was involved in an altercation with Arsenal captain William Gallas who felt that the Portuguese was "showboating". After the match, Arsène Wenger was equally displeased, while Gilberto Silva said that Nani had a "big head". On 23 March, Nani set up the second and scored the final goal in a 3–0 victory over rivals Liverpool, in the 79th and 81st minutes respectively, after coming onto the pitch as a substitute. On 3 May, towards the end of a 4–1 win over West Ham United, Nani was sent off for the first time in his United career for a headbutt on West Ham defender Lucas Neill. On 21 May, Nani came on as a substitute for Wayne Rooney in the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final as United defeated Chelsea 6–5 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time. Nani took and scored Manchester United's crucial fifth penalty in the shootout.
Nani scored his first goal of the 2008–09 season on 23 September 2008, scoring United's third goal in a 3–1 win over Middlesbrough in the last minute to secure passage to the Fourth Round of the Carling Cup. On 18 October, he scored from a Wayne Rooney assist to complete the 4–0 rout of West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford. On 20 January 2009, he opened the scoring for United in their 4–2 win at home to Derby County in the second leg of their League Cup semi-final.
Breakthrough
After Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer to Real Madrid in the 2009 close season, the weight of expectation was on Nani to step up from bit part player and replace his fellow Portuguese. Nani's first contribution to United's new season was opening the scoring in the 10th minute of the 2009 FA Community Shield, but United eventually lost the match on penalties after a 2–2 draw. Nani suffered a dislocated shoulder during the match, which was originally expected to keep him out of the start of the season. He recovered in time to play 17 minutes for Portugal against Liechtenstein on 12 August, however, and started the match against Birmingham City on 16 August. Although he provided the assist for Rooney's winning goal in the 34th minute, Nani was replaced by Ryan Giggs at half-time. On 22 August, Nani scored his first league goal of the 2009–10 season, netting a free-kick against Wigan Athletic in a 5–0 away win.Following several poor performances, Nani criticised Sir Alex Ferguson for his lack of confidence in him. Despite this outburst Nani was given a chance to shine and provided an assist for Rooney in the 4–0 league win over Hull City. Soon after this positive display he put in another good performance in their League Cup semi-final victory over derby rivals Manchester City, revealing a heart-to-heart with Sir Alex Ferguson had resulted in a better display of form. On 31 January 2010, Nani scored the first goal and set up Rooney's 100th career Premier League strike in a 3–1 league victory over Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. Nani's goal was first thought of as a Manuel Almunia own-goal by many sources, but was confirmed as belonging to Nani on 26 March by the Dubious Goals Panel. Following this performance, Nani then set up the second of a 5–0 home win over Portsmouth. Just four days later, however, he was sent off for a lunge at Stiliyan Petrov against Aston Villa, which resulted in a three match ban and ruled him out of the League Cup final. On 10 March, Nani set up Rooney's second in a 4–0 win over Milan, before providing another assist for Rooney four days later in the 3–0 league victory over Fulham.
On 26 March, Nani signed a new four-year contract with United, committing himself until 2014. A day later, Nani took his assist tally in the league for the season to nine as he set up two goals in a 4–0 win over Bolton at the Reebok Stadium, providing goals for Dimitar Berbatov and Darron Gibson. On 7 April, Nani scored his first ever European goals for United, netting two strikes in a 3–2 victory over Bayern Munich. Despite United winning the game, they were eliminated from the competition due to the away goals rule when the aggregate score was 4–4. On 24 April, Nani scored his first league goal at Old Trafford for 18 months, netting United's second in a 3–1 home victory over Tottenham Hotspur. On 2 May, Nani scored for the second game in a row, netting the only goal in a 1–0 away victory over Sunderland. Nani's third season with Manchester United ended with 34 appearances and seven goals in all competitions.
2010–11 season
On 22 August 2010, Nani missed a penalty in the 87th minute away to Fulham, and they then equalised two minutes later through Brede Hangeland to end the game 2–2. Six days later in a 3–0 home victory over West Ham United, Nani netted his first goal of the season and assisted Dimitar Berbatov in a Man of the Match display. Nani scored and assisted Michael Owen in a 2–2 away draw away to Bolton Wanderers on 26 September. On 16 October, Nani scored United's second in a 2–2 home draw against West Bromwich Albion. Four days later Nani scored his first Champions League goal of the season, netting the solitary strike in a 1–0 home victory over Bursaspor. Nani scored a controversial second goal as United beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 at home on 30 October. Nani scored into an empty net after Tottenham goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes rolled the ball out to take a free-kick that he thought had been given for handball, however, play was allowed to go on as referee Mark Clattenburg did not blow his whistle. On 27 November, Nani scored United's fifth goal in a 7–1 home win over Blackburn Rovers. Nani netted his first goal of 2011 as he scored the winning strike in a 2–1 home victory over Stoke City on 4 January.On 22 January, Nani scored the final goal of a 5–0 home victory over Birmingham City. Nani netted United's only goal in their first league loss of the season, a 2–1 defeat at Wolves on 5 February. Seven days later Nani scored his first Manchester derby goal, opening the scoring in a 2–1 home victory over Manchester City. On 6 March, during United's 3–1 loss against Liverpool at Anfield, Nani was stretchered off the field following a challenge from Jamie Carragher just before half-time. It was thought that Nani would miss up to three weeks as a result of this tackle and would return in April, however, he recovered in time to play 61 minutes of a 2–1 victory over Marseille on 15 March. He was revealed as a contender for the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Young Player of the Year award alongside teammate Javier Hernández on 8 April. However, many people, including Nani, expressed their surprise that he was not nominated for the main award. Following this nomination, he assisted both goals in a 2–0 home win over Fulham on 9 April. Nani lost out to Jack Wilshere for the PFA Young Player of the Year award on 18 April but he was however included into the PFA Premier League Team of the Year for the first time. He was awarded for his outstanding season as he was voted Players' Player of the Year at the club's awards night on 18 May.
2011–12 season
Nani began the new season by scoring twice against derby rivals Manchester City in the 2011 Community Shield, including a 94th minute winner, as United came from two goals down to win 3–2 on 7 August 2011. He scored his first league goal of the 2011–12 season by netting United's fifth goal in an 8–2 victory over Arsenal on 28 August.
International career
Portugal under–21
Nani was the youngest member of the Portugal squad at the 2006 UEFA Under-21 Championship, making his debut on 23 May 2006 in a 0–1 defeat to France U21. He appeared in all three games, scoring no goals, before Portugal bowed out in group stages. During the 2007 European Under-21 Football Championship, he made four appearances, scoring one goal in a 4–0 victory against Israel U21 in a group stage match on 16 June 2007, and had to be taken off during the match after an right ankle injury.
Portugal senior team
Nani made his first appearance for the senior Portuguese team on 1 September 2006, and marked his debut with a goal in Portugal's 4–2 friendly defeat to Denmark. Nani was omitted from Portugal's 1-1 draw with Armenia, but was recalled for Euro 2008 qualifiers against Poland and Serbia in September. He also provided the assist for Ricardo Quaresma's goal in a friendly against Italy on 6 February 2008. Nani was ruled out of Portugal's friendly with Greece in March 2008 due to injury.
Euro 2008
Nani was a regular member of the Portuguese squad in Euro 2008 qualification, and scored one of the goals in the 2–1 away win over Belgium on 2 June 2007. Nani received a call-up to Luiz Felipe Scolari's 23-man squad for Euro 2008 alongside Manchester United teammate Cristiano Ronaldo. During the campaign Nani played three games and started just one, but did provide the assist for Hélder Postiga's goal during a substitute appearance in the 3–2 quarter-final defeat to Germany on 19 June.
Post Euro 2008–2010
Nani's fourth international goal came in Portugal's final friendly game before their World Cup qualifying campaign started, a 5-0 victory over the Faroe Islands on 20 August 2008. Nani scored the final goal of a 4–0 victory over Malta as Portugal started qualification for the 2010 World Cup on 6 September. He opened the scoring in the 3-2 home loss against Denmark four days later. Nani helped Portugal book a play-off place for the World Cup as he netted in the 4-0 home win over Malta on 14 October 2009. Nani was influential in the play-off against Bosnia and Herzegovina, setting up Bruno Alves for the only goal in the first leg. Raul Meireles' goal in the second-leg sealed Portugal's place at the World Cup in South Africa. On 1 June 2010, Nani netted Portugal's third in a 3–1 victory over Cameroon. Following that game Nani was named in Carlos Queiroz 23-man squad for the tournament, However on 8 June, Nani was ruled out of the tournament through a shoulder injury and was replaced by Benfica midfielder Ruben Amorim.
2010–present
Nani scored twice in Paulo Bento's first game in charge of Portgual in a 3–1 Euro 2012 qualifying win over Denmark on 8 October 2010.
International goals
Under–21
| # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| 1. | 16 June 2007 | Euroborg, Groningen (city)Groningen, Netherlands || | Israel national under-21 football team>Israel U21 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship>2007 European Under-21 Football Championship |
Senior team
| # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| 1. | 1 September 2006 | Brøndby Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark| | 2–2 | 4–2 | Exhibition game>Friendly | |
| 2. | 2 June 2007| | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | 0–1 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying>UEFA Euro 2008 Qual. | |
| 3. | 20 August 2008| | Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal>Aveiro, Portugal | 5–0 | 5–0 | Friendly | |
| 4. | 6 September 2008| | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)>2010 FIFA World Cup Qual. | |
| 5. | 10 September 2008| | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2010 FIFA World Cup Qual. | |
| 6. | 14 October 2009| | Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães, Portugal | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup Qual. | |
| 7. | 1 June 2010| | Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã, Covilhã, Portugal | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | |
| 8. | rowspan="2"8 October 2010 || | Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal | 1–0 | 3–1 | rowspan="2" | |
| 9. | 2–0 | |||||
Style of play
In the early stages of his career at Manchester United, Nani often invited comparison in playing style and ability with club and international colleague Cristiano Ronaldo, for whom he often deputised at club level.In Ronaldo's absence, however, Nani's style has developed into a more classical winger's style, able to play on both wings though more comfortable on the right, utilising pace, ball control and trickery to create space. While capable of cutting off both wings to strike at goal from distance, Nani has substantially fewer goals, yet a substantially higher proportion of assists than his former colleague.
Celebration
Nani celebrates with a mortal (), similar to that of Obafemi Martins and Lomana LuaLua. The celebration derives from Nani's background in capoeira, which he used to practice as a child. For a while, it was reported that United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, had banned Nani's celebration due to fear for his safety. Nani denounced the reports in August 2007, stating that it was "not true" and that "Ferguson has never spoken to me about this subject and I am going to continue to celebrate goals in this way. The conversations he has had with me are normal conversations, like he has with all players."
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
| !Apps | !Goals | !Apps | !Goals | !Apps | !Goals | !Apps | !Goals | !Apps | !Goals | !Apps | !Goals | |||
| rowspan="3" | Sporting CP | 29 | 4| | 5 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 36 | 5 | |||
| 2006–07 Portuguese Liga | 2006–07 | 29 | 5| | 5 | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 40 | 6 | |||
| !Total | !58!!9!!10!!1!!colspan="2" | |||||||||||||
| rowspan="6" | Manchester United | 26 | 3| | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 4 | |
| 2008–09 Manchester United F.C. season | 2008–09 | 13 | 1| | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 6 | |
| 2009–10 Manchester United F.C. season | 2009–10 | 23 | 4| | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 7 | |
| 2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season | 2010–11 | 33 | 9| | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 10 | |
| 2011–12 Manchester United F.C. season | 2011–12 | 3 | 1| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
| !Total | !98!!18!!9!!3!!9!!3!!38!!3!!7!!3!!159!!30 | |||||||||||||
| Career total | !156!!27!!17!!4!!9!!3!!46!!4!!7!!3!!235!!41 | |||||||||||||
International
| National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals | ||||
| rowspan="6" | Portugal | 2006 | 5 | 1 |
| 2007 | 7 | |||
| 2008 | 11 | |||
| 2009 | 11 | |||
| 2010 | 8 | |||
| 2011 | 4 | |||
| Total!!46!!9 | ||||
Honours
Club
;Sporting CP;Manchester United
Individual
Notes
References
External links
ForaDeJogo Profile
Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:Portuguese footballers Category:People from Santiago, Cape Verde Category:People from Lisbon Category:Portuguese people of Cape Verdean descent Category:Cape Verdean emigrants to Portugal Category:Association football wingers Category:Portugal international footballers Category:Primeira Liga players Category:Sporting Clube de Portugal footballers Category:Manchester United F.C. players Category:Premier League players Category:Portuguese expatriate footballers Category:Expatriate footballers in England Category:UEFA Euro 2008 players
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